October 22, 2024 Issue - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

October 22, 2024 • Vol. 12, No. 10

8 Women Share Why They Finally Decided To Get Sober

VIDEO – NOT WHAT YOU THINK – Oct. 16, 2024 - ‘Like many who struggle with addiction, my wake-up call came in the form of a series of unfortunate events, each one a neon sign blinking, ‘this is a problem,’ rather than... Read More...

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Anti-social Personality Tied to Alcohol and Drug Misuse

FROM WITHIN – Oct. 13, 2024 - Antisocial personality disorder is characterized by traits such as manipulativeness, impulsivity, irritability, and a lack of remorse. People with this disorder often struggle with a var... Read More...

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Harris Pledges to Help Black Men by Legalizing Marijuana

IT’S ABOUT TIME – Oct. 14, 2024 - According to FBI data, U.S. law enforcement agencies made roughly 217,000 arrests for marijuana-related offenses last year. Black Americans, who make up 13.7 percent of the U.S. popu... Read More...

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‘Step 1’ A Raw Exploration of Sobriety

AUDIO – MUSIC HEALS – Aug. 2024 - Johnny Polygon’s latest release, “Step 1,” is a profound and transformative hip-hop track marking a pivotal moment in his career. This compelling song delves into the critical ... Read More...

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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

NEXT SATURDAY OCT. 26 – Oct. 16, 2024 - If you have any old or unused prescriptions, there’s an opportunity to safely dispose of them on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The event is crucial in preventing... Read More...

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Arsenal Legend’s Sad Reality of 44 Days Non-Stop Boozing

HARD ONE TO KICK – Oct. 13, 2024 - Tony Adams battled alcoholism and even served time in jail for a drink-driving offense in 1990 after he hit a wall while driving at four times the legal alcohol limit. However... Read More...

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17 Students Treated at Middle School in Studio City Over ‘Possible Overdoses’

VIDEO – SHARING – Oct. 17, 2024 - As she stood outside her school, sixth-grader Ariana Arcos was near tears, and with her lip quivering as she said, “I don’t know what’s going on right now.” Meanwhile, seventh-gra... Read More...

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The $5 Miracle Pill Hailed As ‘Ozempic for drinking’

WHAT ABOUT THE OBSESSION? – Oct. 15, 2024 - It’s praised for helping people cut down their alcohol consumption. The medication in question is naltrexone, which is primarily used to manage alcohol use or opioid use di... Read More...

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Lunden Roberts: My Life Inside Hunter Biden’s Addiction

VIDEO – SAY WHAT? – Sept. 2024 - She is a mother, author, and financial officer from Batesville, AR. Her all-star basketball career culminated at Arkansas State University, where she was a McDonalds All-American Nomi... Read More...

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Mother Sues Dayton Police After Daughter Dies of Overdose

NOWHERE IS SAFE – Oct. 9, 2024 - Her mother claims police did not properly investigate her daughter’s death. But police reports suggest a detective spent months speaking to witnesses and staking out the home... Read More...

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How Global Warming May Affect Addiction Recovery

VIDEO – STAY COOL MAN, REAL COOL – Oct. 16, 2024 - As growing evidence shows that climate change will influence nearly every aspect of our health. Elizabeth Bowen, PhD describes how climate change threatens both phys... Read More...

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Tapering Off Methadone in Just Two Years and 13 Rehabs

NOW SUBOXONE – Oct. 15, 2024 - Since early 2023, I’ve been surfing my way across what feels like every New Jersey substance use disorder treatment facility that takes Medicaid. In that time I’ve worked my way down fr... Read More...

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The 10 Best Books for Understanding the Opioid Crisis

READING MAKES YOU SMARTER – Oct. 18, 2024 - The opioid crisis and the punitively high cost of insulin seem like two sides of the same terrible coin: when healthcare is more about profit than healing. We are barely be... Read More...

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Former Ohio Doctor’s Part In Opioid Epidemic Detailed In New Book

DO NO HARM INDEED – Oct. 18, 2024 - Paul Volkman operated two pain clinics in southeastern Ohio and was eventually convicted of drug offenses and is currently in federal prison. His story is outlined in the book “Pre... Read More...

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Drug Overdose Deaths Fall For 6 Months Straight

GOOD NEWS – Oct. 18, 2024 - “This is the largest recorded reduction in overdose deaths,” White House officials said in a statement. “And the sixth consecutive month of reported decreases in predicted 12-month total n... Read More...

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Rehab Employee Accused of Sexual Assault

VIDEO ONLY – CROSS ROADS TRAVESTY – Oct. 17, 2024 - The patients assaulted are also blaming the center for hiring someone who they say had a previous criminal history. CONTINUE@11Alive ... Read More...

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Cops Say Fentanyl, Heroin Seized in LA Enough to Kill 11 Million People

VIDEO – NOT WITHOUT YOU – Oct. 17, 2024 - More than 50 pounds of powdered fentanyl and nine pounds of black tar heroin was seized in South Los Angeles. Narcotics investigators were working a case near downtown LA on ... Read More...

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One Direction – You & I

VIDEO – MUSICAL INTERLUDE – 616,788,661 views - Apr 18, 2014 – I figured it out I figured it out from black and white Seconds and hours Maybe they had to take some time I know how it goes I know how it... Read More...

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Woman Quits Beer After 18-Hour Bender

VIDEO – NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON – Oct. 15, 2024 - After an 18-hour bender that finished at 9am, the “beer fear and anxiety” got too much, and Jessie Hallett knew she had to quit drinking. For more than a decade, wee... Read More...

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Person of the Week: Jessica Gorton

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Oct. 22, 2024 - Jessica Gorton has worked in recovery on and off for 6 years. She has a Social Work degree from Chapman University. Jessica received a Drug/Alcohol Counselor Certificate from... Read More...

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Liam Payne Entertained Two Prostitutes Before Plunge

VIDEO – MORE DETAILS – October 18, 2024 - The 25-year-olds, whom Payne met through an “escort” website, told local law enforcement that they “drank alcohol” with the musician at his hotel before getting into an argu... Read More...

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Weight Loss Drugs Could Help With Alcohol and Opioid Addiction

CBS VIDEO – WHO NEEDS AA ANYMORE – Oct. 17, 2024 - “These drugs are working on the brain, and we don’t know what the long term effects of having this kind of hormone impacting your brain would be. We don’t know... Read More...

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Actor Tom Holland On Sobriety Journey and His Non-Alcoholic Beer

SPIDER-MAN WEAVES A WEB – Oct. 17, 2024 - Best known for playing the superhero Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Holland said then that he had not had an alcoholic drink in 18 months and that quitting alco... Read More...

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I’m a Doctor: NEVER Drink Diet Sodas

SWEETER THAN FENTANYL – Oct. 17, 2024 - A Harvard-educated gastroenterologist has taken to TikTok to share the four shocking reasons you should never drink diet soda. Dr. Saurabh Sethi, a California-based GI docto... Read More...

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Froot Loops Is The Worst Cereal in US

POISONING KIDDIES – Oct. 17, 2024 - The morrning snack contains 12.35g of sugar per serving (one cup. Dr Detwiler says the worst offending dye in Froot Loops is Red 40, which has been banned in several European count... Read More...

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Tea May Reduce Your Dementia Risk

FLAVA FLAVONOIDS – Sept. 18, 2024 - “Our findings show that consuming six additional servings of flavonoid-rich foods per day, in particular berries, and tea was associated with a 28% lower risk of dementia.” Tea, th... Read More...

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The Benefits of Sober October

INTERESTING – Oct. 16, 2024 - WHOOP members who participated in the January Jumpstart Challenge Try Dry Plan last year experienced a 7% improvement in HRV, a 9.6% decrease in RHR, and a 4% improvement in Recovery aft... Read More...

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Teen Smoking Drops to Lowest Level in 25 Years

TEENAGE SAFELAND – Oct. 17, 2024 - There was a 20% drop in the estimated number of middle and high school students who recently used at least one tobacco product, including cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, nicotine... Read More...

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Mom Pleads Guilty In Fentanyl Death of 3-Year-Old Daughter

TRAGIC TRAGEDY – Oct. 15, 2024 - Authorities said a small plastic bag that contained two blue round pills with a monogram “M” and half of an oval pill were discovered on the bed. An analysis of the pills determined t... Read More...

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Liam Payne Was Open About Addiction

JUST PLAIN SAD – OCT. 17, 2024 - The One Direction singer-songwriter was found dead after falling from his third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital, local police confirmed Wednes... Read More...

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